Spike Lee To Premiere Michael Jackson Documentary “Bad 25″ At Venice Film Festival In August

Spike Lee will be premiering his Michael Jackson documentary, Bad 25, this August at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy which begins on August 29.

“I’m more than just a huge fan of Michael Jackson,” Lee said in a press statement. “Having the chance to actually know him and work with him, I deeply care about his legacy.”

Bad 25 was collaboratively created by Lee, as well as both the Jackson Estate and Sony Music, and is said to focus entirely on Jackson’s iconic album and the world tour that accompanied it.

He continued, “With this Bad project, I was able to uncover just what made this such a huge, important coming of age in his career and unearth compelling stories surrounding the making of the album, the long awaited follow-up to Thriller – the best selling album of all time – the short films and the tour that may have never seen the light of day.”

Spike Lee’s documentary comes just in time for the 25th anniversary of the Bad album,“which will also be celebrated with the September 18th release of Bad 25, a deluxe package featuring three CDs, two collectible booklets, and features the first-ever authorized DVD release of a concert from the record breaking “Bad” tour,” as reported by IndieWire.

http://allhiphop.com/2012...in-august/

NaughtyKitty said:

Spike Lee To Premiere Michael Jackson Documentary “Bad 25″ At Venice Film Festival In August

Spike Lee will be premiering his Michael Jackson documentary, Bad 25, this August at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy which begins on August 29.

“I’m more than just a huge fan of Michael Jackson,” Lee said in a press statement. “Having the chance to actually know him and work with him, I deeply care about his legacy.”

Bad 25 was collaboratively created by Lee, as well as both the Jackson Estate and Sony Music, and is said to focus entirely on Jackson’s iconic album and the world tour that accompanied it.

http://allhiphop.com/2012...in-august/

when i read something like this, it makes me think even less of the family and comments in their letter. a doc celebrating their "beloved" brother's legacy is about to be released, in collaboration with the "evil estate", and created by a successful director who's not family but who deeply cares about mj's place in history. they don't think mj would be impressed with this project? they think that the estate is tarnishing his legacy by doing this? give me a break!

NaughtyKitty said:

kibbles said:

NaughtyKitty said:

Spike Lee To Premiere Michael Jackson Documentary “Bad 25″ At Venice Film Festival In August

Spike Lee will be premiering his Michael Jackson documentary, Bad 25, this August at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy which begins on August 29.

“I’m more than just a huge fan of Michael Jackson,” Lee said in a press statement. “Having the chance to actually know him and work with him, I deeply care about his legacy.”

Bad 25 was collaboratively created by Lee, as well as both the Jackson Estate and Sony Music, and is said to focus entirely on Jackson’s iconic album and the world tour that accompanied it.

http://allhiphop.com/2012...in-august/

when i read something like this, it makes me think even less of the family and comments in their letter. a doc celebrating their "beloved" brother's legacy is about to be released, in collaboration with the "evil estate", and created by a successful director who's not family but who deeply cares about mj's place in history. they don't think mj would be impressed with this project? they think that the estate is tarnishing his legacy by doing this? give me a break!

It has been obvious since the day that Michael died, that the estate was more interested in his legacy than his own family. His family is only interested in money.

Free2BMe said:

It has been obvious since the day that Michael died, that the estate was more interested in his legacy than his own family. His family is only interested in money.

It's also the estate that comes in and takes care of things that Katherien should have taken care of. Like the banning of the granny nappers and last year when they got rid of Randy/Jermaine's baby's mama and their kids after so many years of them freeloading off of MJ's money.

But anyway katherine's planning something for MJ's birthday.

Michael Jackson's mother plans events in Indiana

Michael Jackson's mother says she is returning to her family's Indianahometown to celebrate what would have would have been her son's 54th birthday.

An announcement released Tuesday by a representative of Katherine Jackson states the events in Gary, Ind., will be attended by the singer's three children as well.

A candlelight vigil is planned for Aug. 29 outside the family's home on Jackson's 54th birthday.

The celebration is being dubbed: "Goin' Back to Indiana: Can You Feel It?"

Details on the events, including a tribute concert and an event honoring Katherine Jackson are posted on a Facebook page for the event, www.facebook.com/jacksonstreet2012.

The Jackson family moved to Los Angeles as Michael and other siblings pursued their burgeoning music careers, but have kept connections to their Indiana hometown.

http://news.yahoo.com/mic...55592.html

Michael Jackson's longtime costumer unveils book
By SANDY COHEN | Associated Press – 6 hrs ag

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The zipper-covered "Beat It" jacket. The military-inspired coats with their epaulets, crests and insignias. And, of course, that glittery glove.
Michael Jackson's fashion sense was as singular as his musical style and dance moves. Millions imitated his pegged pants and penny loafers, a fedora cocked just so.
Jackson's longtime costumer reveals the secrets behind the King of Pop's meticulously crafted, regal rock-star look — and an intimate glimpse into the man himself — in a colorful new book from Insight Editions, "The King of Style: Dressing Michael Jackson."
"When you worked with him, you couldn't wait to get there and you didn't want to leave when you got done," said author/costume designer Michael Bush, who with his late partner, Dennis Tompkins, dressed Jackson for more than a generation. "It was hard to imagine anyone that projected fashion and style any better."
What most people don't know about Jackson, Bush said, is he was a joker — a playful prankster who loved to laugh and often teased those closest to him the most.
Bush tells of meeting Jackson for the first time in 1983, when both men were 25. The King of Pop hadn't retained a costumer yet, and Bush was up for consideration. Jackson had been holed up for hours in his trailer on the set of "Captain EO." Bush could hear a monkey squealing as he approached. It was dark inside and "like 120 degrees." Jackson was snacking.
Eager to please as he prepped the pop star's clothes, Bush felt something hit him gently in the head. A cherry stem. A few seconds later, it happened again. When it happened a third time, Bush lobbed a cherry at the rising superstar. Jackson tossed a handful back, and thus began a close professional and personal relationship that spanned the remainder of Jackson's life.
"I think he wanted someone he could play with. He just wanted to see, 'Am I going to have fun with this person?'" said Bush, now 54, an almost sheepish, informally trained clothier from Ohio who learned his craft from his mom and grandmother, who made wedding gowns, prom dresses and quilts.
"And I laughed every day until he died."
Bush wouldn't discuss the time Jackson wore pajama bottoms to court during his child-molestation trial in 2005, but relished in other details of the entertainer's unique approach to his performance attire.
"Michael's concept was, 'I want the fashion designers in the world, the big conglomerates, I want them to copy me. I don't want to wear what's out there. I want to push my individuality, and being that my music is me, my look should be me,'" Bush said in an interview at a warehouse in Los Angeles, racks of glittery history behind him.
Jackson's stage costumes were designed to display his dance moves, so Bush and Tompkins, who died last December, were treated to regular private dance recitals to inform their work. Jackson danced five or six hours a day whether he was on tour or not, Bush said: "He traveled with a hardwood floor in a road case."
All that dancing, such as during the 1987 "Bad" world tour, meant Jackson could drop so much weight during a concert that the costumes for his closing numbers had to be smaller than the ones for the show openers.
"Michael was usually a 28-inch waist, but by the midpoint of the show, when he was ready to perform his magic act of choice, right before 'Beat It,' he'd already lost five pounds of water, and his waist dropped to 27 and a quarter," Bush writes in "The King of Style." ''If we didn't have clothes hanging on the rack in the right order that were getting progressively smaller, we'd risk him putting on a pair of pants that would fall to his ankles with each rhythmic move of his body And there is no magic in that!"
The King of Pop preferred China silk, silk charmeuse and stretchy fabrics. "Spandex made Michael feel sleek and secure and worked for his dance style," Bush writes.
Then there were the military jackets, the rhinestone-encrusted interpretations of British war uniforms like the one Jackson wore at the 1984 Grammy Awards, when he raked in a record eight awards for "Thriller."
Jackson had a childlike fascination with rhinestones, Bush said.
"Sometimes I'd drive three hours to retrieve loose rhinestones straight from the factory, just because looking at them in that raw form pleased Michael to no end. Every time I opened the swatch of white felt that encased the rhinestones, he'd gasp," he writes. "He'd take them from me and delicately move them around with his fingertips and whisper... 'Can you imagine being a pirate opening a treasure chest? And seeing all the glitter inside? What a fascinating life, to be a pirate like that.'"
Bush and Tompkins worked with Jackson until the pop star's death in June 2009. Though they weren't in charge of the costumes for the ill-fated "This Is It" comeback tour, Jackson's longtime costume designers created ensembles for seven songs, including a reprise of his "Billie Jean" outfit with its loafers and spangled socks. There was also a burgundy and gold monogrammed top with a Chinese collar and bell sleeves, and a pair of black bedazzled shin guards.
Bush declined to share any details about Jackson's health or demeanor in his final days. He did say, though, that the King of Pop had always hoped his costumes would be celebrated in books and museums, and Bush is humbled by making that dream a reality. The costumer will exhibit some of Jackson's performance outfits in South America, Europe and Asia before releasing his book on Oct. 30. Many of the costumes will be sold at auction in December, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Recording Academy's MusiCares charity.

http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jacksons-longtime-costumer-unveils-book-134331319.html

How come nobody has posted this here yet?

http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/node/1269031

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dag said:

How come nobody has posted this here yet?

http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/node/1269031

[Edited 8/4/12 3:55am]

http://www.michaeljackson...de/1269031

"Spike Lee's film supports the 25th anniversary of BAD, which will also be celebrated with the September 18th release of BAD 25, a must-have deluxe package featuring three CDs, two collectible booklets, and features the first-ever authorized DVD release of a concert from the record breaking BAD tour, the concert at Wembley Stadium on July 16, 1988 attended by Princess Diana, Prince Charles and a sold-out crowd of 72,000 fans. A BAD 25 two CD standard edition featuring the original album plus the CD of demos and new remixes will also be made available as will a stand alone edition of the DVD and a picture disc of the original album."

On another note: Funny how people complain when they can't have a separate Jackson thread and then when they get one, they lose it with all the !

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purplethunder3121 said:

mookie said:

Free2BMe said:

It has been obvious since the day that Michael died, that the estate was more interested in his legacy than his own family. His family is only interested in money.

It's also the estate that comes in and takes care of things that Katherien should have taken care of. Like the banning of the granny nappers and last year when they got rid of Randy/Jermaine's baby's mama and their kids after so many years of them freeloading off of MJ's money.

But anyway katherine's planning something for MJ's birthday.

Michael Jackson's mother plans events in Indiana

Michael Jackson's mother says she is returning to her family's Indianahometown to celebrate what would have would have been her son's 54th birthday.

An announcement released Tuesday by a representative of Katherine Jackson states the events in Gary, Ind., will be attended by the singer's three children as well.

A candlelight vigil is planned for Aug. 29 outside the family's home on Jackson's 54th birthday.

The celebration is being dubbed: "Goin' Back to Indiana: Can You Feel It?"

Details on the events, including a tribute concert and an event honoring Katherine Jackson are posted on a Facebook page for the event, www.facebook.com/jacksonstreet2012.

The Jackson family moved to Los Angeles as Michael and other siblings pursued their burgeoning music careers, but have kept connections to their Indiana hometown.

http://news.yahoo.com/mic...55592.html

*reads the comments from Mookie and that 'free' person*

MJ fans disgust me.

Anyway, out of all the upcoming MJ celebrations, memorial type things coming up, the family trip back to Gary is the only one that I think is really cool.

I just hope a bunch of batshit crazy MJ kooks don't show up doing some dumb shit to ruin it...

Analyst said:

musicology54 said:

Oh look its you again. If you dont have anything good to say about mj fans then dont say anything at all.

What a joke. All this bitterness towards us just tells me we're doing something right.

mookie said:

I hope this trip to Gary is not another attempt to use Michael's children in order for Joe and the rest of the Jacksons to sell belts, perfumes and other cheap items. They have used these children in every pathetic venture that these people can come up with to make money.

Free2BMe said:

I just finished reading the Katherine thread.....

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? We're all fans and we don't really know what's going on so there's no need to be bashing Katherine or Michael, or Janet. No point.

Just like there's no point doing the "Michael hated being black and sabotaged his siblings' career" stuff. Just conspiracy mumbo jumbo

I'd like to clear up a small mention, that Marlon's Baby Tonight was #1 and had 2 #1 singles....that's inaccurate

The album was #22 on the R&B chart. The title track was #57 and "Don't Go" reached #2

I don't see anything where it knocked Bad from the #1 spot

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There's a new remix of Liberian Girl that was played at the recent Liberty Parade. Apparently it's going to be on Bad 25

bboy87 said:

I just finished reading the Katherine thread.....

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? We're all fans and we don't really know what's going on so there's no need to be bashing Katherine or Michael, or Janet. No point.

Just like there's no point doing the "Michael hated being black and sabotaged his siblings' career" stuff. Just conspiracy mumbo jumbo

I'd like to clear up a small mention, that Marlon's Baby Tonight was #1 and had 2 #1 singles....that's inaccurate

The album was #22 on the R&B chart. The title track was #57 and "Don't Go" reached #2

I don't see anything where it knocked Bad from the #1 spot

[Edited 8/5/12 18:30pm]

Wait. Someone in that thread said the "Baby Tonight" album was No. 1? Wow... talk about inaccurate as fuck.

bboy87 said:

There's a new remix of Liberian Girl that was played at the recent Liberty Parade. Apparently it's going to be on Bad 25

No remixes, please.

bboy87 said:

musicology54 said:

bboy87 said:

There's a new remix of Liberian Girl that was played at the recent Liberty Parade. Apparently it's going to be on Bad 25

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!WHY GOD WHY!

I'm pretty sure that this has been posted; however,

There will be three CD's:

1. Original Bad CD

2. Unreleased Tracks

3. Bad Remixes

There will also be a DVD of the Bad Tour at Wembley Stadium in London.

Btw, I have no problem with remixes, as long as they are not all electro-pop. I love the R&B remixes of "They Don't Care About Us", "Stranger In Moscow", etc. Absolutely LOVE the Eve Remix of "Butterflies".

Free2BMe said:

musicology54 said:

bboy87 said: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!WHY GOD WHY!

I'm pretty sure that this has been posted; however,

There will be three CD's:

1. Original Bad CD

2. Unreleased Tracks

3. Bad Remixes

There will also be a DVD of the Bad Tour at Wembley Stadium in London.

Btw, I have no problem with remixes, as long as they are not all electro-pop. I love the R&B remixes of "They Don't Care About Us", "Stranger In Moscow", etc. Absolutely LOVE the Eve Remix of "Butterflies".

I was under the impression that disk 3 was selected audio tracks from the dvd and disc 2 was to be outtakes and remixes.

Free2BMe said:

musicology54 said:

Free2BMe said:

I hope this trip to Gary is not another attempt to use Michael's children in order for Joe and the rest of the Jacksons to sell belts, perfumes and other cheap items. They have used these children in every pathetic venture that these people can come up with to make money.

Exactly.

bboy87 said:

There's a new remix of Liberian Girl that was played at the recent Liberty Parade. Apparently it's going to be on Bad 25

Come on. You know damn well they're going to fill CD 2 up with 10 remixes and 4 outtakes/demos.

ViintageJunkiie said:

bboy87 said:

There's a new remix of Liberian Girl that was played at the recent Liberty Parade. Apparently it's going to be on Bad 25

Come on. You know damn well they're going to fill CD 2 up with 10 remixes and 4 outtakes/demos.

Yeah I knew about the remixes already. I think I saw this name once on what was the remixes' names were when they were announced.

Thinking about this logically, i still have my tour program, ticket stub and T-shirt, so don't need the deluxe version. i think i might just buy the DVD if it's available seperately and download the demos, but for all i know i might already have those too. Depends.

From "Jackson Source"

Tracklist BAD 25th anniversary special edition unveiled

Published on Tuesday, 07 August 2012 12:47

Epic/Legacy Recordings in collaboration with the Estate of Michael Jackson today announced the highly anticipated track listing for the September 18th release of Michael Jackson BAD25 that celebrates the legendary album and record breaking BAD tour. Featured in the deluxe package, are three CDs, two collectible booklets, and the first ever authorized DVD release of a concert from the record breaking BAD World Tour – the July 16, 1988 sold out Wembley Stadium show in London.

Filled with previously re-mastered versions of iconic hits and un-released recordings from the King Of Pop, the BAD25 anniversary deluxe edition CDs and DVD will include the following: CD one features re-mastered versions of Michael's biggest hits on the original BAD album, including, "Smooth Criminal," "Man In The Mirror," “Bad,” “Another Part of Me,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” and "Dirty Diana" arranged in the same sequence as they appeared on the original album released 25 years ago. “Leave Me Alone” was added to the album as a bonus track following its initial release and has been included on the disc.

CD two offers fans a rare listen to thirteen additional tracks, 6 of which are previously unreleased demo recordings created at Michael’s personal studio built at his then-home on Hayvenhurst Avenue in Encino, California. Also included are all three bonus tracks from the 2001 expanded edition of BAD, the previously un-released French version of Michael performing the classic, “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” a high power version of “Speed Demon” remixed by Nero and the brand new remix of “Bad” worked on as an electrifying collaboration between Pitbull and Dutch DJ Afrojack. Recordings included in this package reflect the songs and spirit of Michael Jackson’s artistry during BAD’s recording sessions and have been selected to show the different stages of how Michael’s songwriting and recording genius took shape. Some tracks are so complete that any other artist but Michael Jackson – who worked tirelessly to make sure his songs reflected his vision – might consider them finished tracks. Others are less complete but offer insight into Michael’s creative process in its various stages. Included is the demo, “Al Capone,” an early incarnation of what ultimately became “Smooth Criminal,” “Don’t Be Messin’ Around,” an example of a more complete demo, and a song initially titled, “Song Groove.” That song later became known as “Abortion Papers” which according to Michael’s own records, he spent considerable time in weighing how best to thoughtfully address something that was, and remains, a very personal and sensitive issue.

A true highlight of the package is CD three and the DVD – the never seen before live concert on DVD and its accompanying music CD of Michael’s legendary July 16, 1988 concert at Wembley Stadium. The concert is not a compilation of performances, but rather one complete show, exactly as Michael performed it for Prince Charles, Princess Diana and the 72,000 fans who were in the audience for that night’s sold out show. This show was one of the seven record-breaking nights played at the venue attended by more than half a million people – three times that many people tried to purchase tickets. The DVD was sourced from Michael Jackson’s personal VHS copy of the performance as shown on the JumboTrons during the concert. This footage was only recently unearthed and is the only known copy of the show to exist. The visuals have now been restored and the audio quality enhanced so that fans can share in the excitement of that famous night in 5.1 surround sound taken from the original multitrack recordings made that night. In addition to the complete Wembley Show, the DVD will also contain “The Way You Make Me Feel” from Michael’s July 15th performance at Wembley Stadium. This is the only song not performed on July 16th due to the late start of that night’s show. Also included are the thrilling early performances of “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” and “Bad” from the Yokohama Stadium performance in September of 1987 during the first leg of the BAD World Tour.

BAD25 – COMPLETE TRACKLISTING: DELUXE BOX TRACK LISTING

CD ONE – Original Album 1. Bad 2. The Way You Make Me Feel 3. Speed Demon 4. Liberian Girl 5. Just Good Friends 6. Another Part Of Me 7. Man In The Mirror 8. I Just Can’t Stop Lovin’ You 9. Dirty Diana 10. Smooth Criminal 11. Leave Me Alone

CD TWO – Bonus Tracks, Unreleased Tracks, Demos, Remixes 1. Don’t Be Messin’ Around 2. I’m So Blue 3. Song Groove (A/K/A Abortion Papers) 4. Free 5. Price Of Fame 6. Al Capone 7. Streetwalker 8. Fly Away 9. Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu (I Just Can't Stop Loving You, Spanish Version) 10. Je Ne Veux Pas La Fin De Nous (I Just Can't Stop Loving You, French Version) 11. Bad (REMIX BY AFROJACK FEATURING PITBULL - DJ BUDDHA EDIT) 12. Speed Demon (REMIX BY NERO) 13. Bad (REMIX BY AFROJACK - CLUB MIX)

CD THREE – CD Live at Wembley Stadium July 16, 1988 1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2. This Place Hotel 3. Another Part Of Me 4. I Just Can't Stop Loving You 5. She's Out Of My Life 6. I Want You Back / The Love You Save / I'll Be There 7. Rock With You 8. Human Nature 9. Smooth Criminal 10. Dirty Diana 11. Thriller 12. Working Day And Night 13. Beat It 14. Billie Jean 15. Bad 16. Man In The Mirror

DVD – DVD Live at Wembley Stadium July 16, 1988 1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2. This Place Hotel 3. Another Part Of Me 4. I Just Can't Stop Loving You 5. She's Out Of My Life 6. I Want You Back / The Love You Save / I'll Be There 7. Rock With You 8. Human Nature 9. Smooth Criminal 10. Dirty Diana 11. Thriller 12. Bad Groove (the Band Jam section) 13. Working Day And Night 14. Beat It 15. Billie Jean 16. Bad 17. Man In The Mirror (Encore) And Bonus Tracks Include: 1. The Way You Make Me Feel (Performed at Wembley the previous night, July 15, 1988) 2. I Just Can’t Stop Loving You/Bad (Performed at Yokohama Stadium, September, 1987)

BoraBora said: